Transparency-enhanced fabric using polyester-ether block copolymer yarn, and manufacturing method therefor

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a transparency-enhanced fabric using a polyester-ether block copolymer yarn, and a manufacturing method therefor and, more specifically, the method comprises the steps of: manufacturing a polyester-ether block copolymer yarn; manufacturing a textile by using the yarn; and manufacturing a transparency-enhanced fabric by thermally contracting the textile. According to a transparency-enhanced fabric using a polyester-ether block copolymer yarn and a manufacturing method therefor, of the present invention, a polyester-ether block copolymer mono-yarn is used such that the present invention has enhanced transparency allowing a see-through effect and, simultaneously, has excellent stretchability, air permeability, and wear strength.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to PCT International Application No.PCT/KR2018/007688 filed on Jul. 6, 2018, which application claimspriority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0068593 filed on Jun.15, 2018, the disclosures of which are expressly incorporated herein byreference.

STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT

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TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a transparency-enhanced fabric using apolyester-ether block copolymer yarn and a manufacturing method thereof,and more particularly, relates to a transparency-enhanced fabric using apolyester-ether block copolymer yarn and a manufacturing method thereofshowing a see-through effect and, simultaneously, having excellentstretchability, air permeability, and wear strength by using a mono-yarnof a polyester-ether block copolymer, and it can be widely used for shoeupper materials, sofas, chair skins, and the like.

BACKGROUND

As the industry has been rapidly developing and the standard of livingimproves and the patterns of life has been changed, various leisureactivities such as leisure, hobbies, and sports are increasing, and thedemand for products incorporating new materials with differentiatedfunctions and designs in line with these trends is rapidly increasing.

These features are particularly noticeable in the case of shoe uppermaterials, and the demand for products with a comfortable fit, airpermeability, lightweight, high strength, stretchability, differentiatedfunctional products and fashionality of differentiated design is rapidlyincreasing.

Conventionally, materials mainly used as shoe upper materials can bedivided into two types. There are artificial leather products usingpolyurethane resin coating and fabric products such as tricot, doubleraschel, circular knit fabrics, textiles, and the like.

As disclosed in Korean Registered Patent No. 1448133 as a prior art,artificial leather products using polyurethane are products that imitatenatural leather, and have excellent wear strength, shape stability,durability, and various embossing and color expressions, and have beenused a lot in the past, but there are a lot of requests for improvementbecause there are disadvantages such as no air permeability, heavy, nostretchability, hard sensibility, and the like.

The demand for fabric materials is increasing rapidly due to theadvantages such as excellent air permeability, lightweight feeling, softtexture, various weave types and pattern expressions, various colorexpressions through dyeing, design expression by region, automation ofshoe making by supplying piece by piece using JDQ, and the like,however, there are a lot of requests for improvement because of thedisadvantages of wear strength, shape stability, contaminability, anddurability degradation.

As a shoe material, there are many requests for resilience and powerstretch materials that can have a stable fit in various activities, andsuch requests are expected to increase steadily in the future.Currently, in a way to impart stretchability, the stretchability isexhibited by using spandex yarn in combination with several percent toseveral tens of percent of polyester and nylon yarns when weaving,however, as it is loosely stretched in the initial stretching due to thelow stretching force, the grabbing force is low therefore users feellike the shoes are twisting on their feet when a sudden force isapplied, thereby necessitating a material being improved of this issue.

In addition, another design concept that is currently widely used inshoe upper materials is a product with see-through effect, which uses amaterial with transparency that allows the material beneath the surfaceto be seen, and the main materials used are polyester mono-yarn fabricproducts, tricot fabric products with holes, and the like.

To impart a see-through effect, polyester mono-yarn is used by weavinginto textile, circular knit, tricot, and the like, but polyestermono-yarn has a hard touch feeling, and due to the problem ofdeterioration in flexibility and wear strength, it is limited to use inbending areas, areas receiving a lot of force, areas that requireexpansion and contraction, and there is a limitation in transparencysince it is difficult to weave thin films due to the physical propertyproblem. In order to improve these issues, a polyester filament yarn iswoven into a hole structure to express the see-through effect throughthe open area of the hole, however, there is a problem in that the areaon which the pattern exists cannot be revealed, and thus it is stillinsufficient to satisfy the needs of customers.

Therefore, considering the advantages and disadvantages of theartificial leather and fabric as described above, it is necessary todevelop a fabric product with a transparency-enhanced highly densifiedskin surface effect that exhibits a see-through effect while having airpermeability, wear strength, stretchability, and soft texture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION Technical Problems

Therefore, an objective of the present invention is provide atransparency-enhanced fabric and a manufacturing method thereof in whichthe transparency showing the see-through effect is enhanced by using amono-yarn of the polyester-ether block copolymer and, simultaneously,having excellent stretchability, air permeability, and wear strength.

Technical Solution

In order to achieve the above objective, the transparency-enhancedfabric of the present invention is characterized by heat-shrinking of atextile that is woven using polyester-ether block copolymer yarn.

In the transparency-enhanced fabric, it is characterized in that thesurface of the textile is a mono-yarn of a polyester ether blockcopolymer, and the back surface is composed of a heterogeneous yarn ofpolyester, nylon or cation dyeable polyester (CDP).

In the transparency-enhanced fabric, it is characterized in that theheat-shrinking contracts the length and width by 10˜30% through a hotair method using a tenter, a heating method using a thermal cylinderdrum, or a shrinking method in water using a dyeing machine.

In the transparency-enhanced fabric, it is characterized in that theback surface of the textile is formed by any one printing method ofgravure method, rotary method, digital printing method, and screenprinting method.

In the transparency-enhanced fabric, it is characterized in that thetextile which is heat-shrinked is embodied with a color by dyeing usingany one of a disperse dye, an acid dye, and a basic dye.

A method of manufacturing a transparency-enhanced fabric of the presentinvention is characterized by comprising the steps of manufacturing ayarn of a polyester-ether block copolymer; manufacturing a textile usingthe yarn; and manufacturing a transparency-enhanced fabric byheat-shrinking the textile.

In the method of manufacturing the transparency-enhanced fabric, thepolyester-ether block copolymer is characterized by being formed bycondensation polymerization of terephthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol, andpolytetramethylene glycol.

In the method of manufacturing the transparency-enhanced fabric, thestep of manufacturing the textile is characterized in that aftertreating the yarn with a water-soluble silicone-based spinning emulsion,the spinning emulsion is removed with caustic soda.

In the method of manufacturing the transparency-enhanced fabric, theheat-shrinking is characterized in that the length and width arerespectively shrunk by 10˜30% through a hot air method using a tenter, aheating method using a thermal cylinder drum, or a shrinking method inwater using a dyeing machine.

In the method of manufacturing the transparency-enhanced fabric, it ischaracterized by further comprising a step of embodying the textile,which is heat-shrinked, with a color by dyeing using any one of adisperse dye, an acid dye, and a basic dye.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to a transparency-enhanced fabric using the polyester-etherblock copolymer yarn of the present invention and a manufacturing methodthereof, the transparency which exhibits the see-through effect isenhanced by using a mono-yarn of the polyester-ether block copolymerand, simultaneously, the stretchability, air permeability, and wearstrength are excellent.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments disclosed herein will be described indetail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same orsimilar components are assigned the same reference numbers regardless ofdrawing symbols, and duplicate descriptions thereof will be omitted. Thesuffixes “modules” and “parts” for the components used in the followingdescription are given or mixedly used only considering the convenienceof writing the specification, and do not have meanings or rolesdistinguished from each other in themselves. In addition, in describingthe exemplary embodiments disclosed in this specification, if it isdetermined that the detailed description of related well-knowntechnologies may obscure the gist of the exemplary embodiments disclosedherein, the detailed description is omitted. In addition, theaccompanying drawings are merely for easy understanding of the exemplaryembodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technicalspirit disclosed in the present specification is not limited by theaccompanying drawings, and it should be understood to include allmodifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit andscope of the present invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used todescribe various components, but the components are not limited by theterms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing onecomponent from other components.

When a component is said to be “connected” or “attached” to othercomponent, it is understood that the component may be directly connectedto or attached to the other component, but another component may existin the middle. On the other hand, when a component is said to be“directly connected” or “directly attached” to other component, itshould be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the contextclearly indicates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms “comprises” or “have” are intendedto assign the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations,components, parts or combinations thereof described in thespecification, but it should be understood that the presence or additionpossibilities of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations,components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will bedescribed in detail. It will be apparent to those skilled in the artthat the present invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout departing from the spirit and essential features of the presentinvention.

A transparency-enhanced fabric according to the exemplary embodiment ofthe present invention is characterized by heat-shrinking of a textilethat is woven using polyester-ether block copolymer yarn.

A polyester-ether block copolymer of the present invention is preferablymanufactured by condensation polymerization of terephthalic acid,1,4-butanediol, and polytetramethylene glycol, and comprises a hardsegment made of polybutyl terephthalate and a soft segment made ofpolymethylene glycol, and the differences in elasticity, hardness, andphysical properties occur depending on the adjustment of each ratio.When the ratio of soft segment increases, the elastic recovery force andsoftness increase, however, the heat resistance, strength, and the likeare degraded which requires an adjustment for an appropriate ratio asnecessary. The polyester-ether block copolymer mono-yarn used in thepresent invention preferably has a hard segment ratio of 20-60% and asoft segment ratio of 40%-80%, and the hardness is preferably Shore D20˜70, and the melt index MI is preferably to have pouring amount of10˜50 g/10 min when the piston of 190° C. is loaded with a weight of2.16 kg, and the melting point is preferably 170˜220° C.

Here, it is characterized in that the surface of the textile is amono-yarn of a polyester ether block copolymer, and the back surface isconsisted of a heterogeneous yarn of polyester, nylon or CDP.

Conventionally, a method mainly used for realizing see-through of shoeupper materials is made by weaving in the form of a circular knit, awarp knit, and a textile using a polyester mono-yarn. However, althoughthe material using polyester mono-yarn has an excellent transparency,its touch feeling is tough and many wrinkles occur, and there areproblems of tearing the fabric when bending for a long time, and as thewear strength of the surface is lowered, there are many problems inusing it as an upper material. Therefore, to improve this, apolyester-ether block copolymer with elasticity and excellenttransparency is being spun in the form of a mono-yarn, and it is woveninto a textile, a circular knit or a warp knitted fabric and being used,so that the realization of the materials with physical properties andsensibility suitable for shoe uppers becomes possible.

In order to apply the fabric using polyester ether mono-yarn as a shoeupper material, it is necessary to manufacture the yarn to have afineness (thickness) of 300 d or less, and as the physical properties ofthe yarn, a strength of 2.0 g/de or more, a stretch rate of 50˜150%, anda shrinkage of 20% or less (leave for 30 minutes at 95° C.) arepreferred.

In order to satisfy the properties, sensibility, and workability of thepolyester-ether mono-yarn, the ratio of PBT and PTMG is required to befrom 70/30 to 30/70, and adjusted appropriately according to theproperties and quality level before using it.

The heat-shrinking is characterized in that the length and width arerespectively shrunk to 10˜30% through a hot air method using a tenter, aheating method using a thermal cylinder drum, or a shrinking methodunder the water using a dyeing machine.

To explain the present invention in more detail, in the presentinvention: a polyester-ether block copolymer is used to spin themonofilament yarn at 190˜240° C. to have a fineness of 100˜2000 D andbeing stretched to be 3˜6 times long; the yarn manufactured by windingunder proper tension is used to produce a dough with the requiredquality by using various weaving methods such as textile, circularknitting, warp knitting, and the like; it is highly densified to have anarea shrinkage of 20˜60% through dry heat hot air, direct heat or hotwater shrinkage at 100˜180° C.; in order to enhance the transparency,improve color uniformity for each lot of yarn, and improve colorfastness to ultra violet (UV), dyeing is performed by adding dye andUV-enhancement agent at 100˜130° C.; and, if necessary, it ismanufactured by adopting various post-processing such as printing,embossing, and the like.

In order to obtain a highly densified fabric, by using the thermalshrinkage properties of polyester ether yarn, a dough whose weaving iscompleted is shrunk and highly densified by the hot air and hot water inthe heat setting process and dyeing process, in which the area shrinkageof the fabric is 20˜60%, so that a material having an excellent filmsurface effect, physical properties, and an excellent air permeabilitycan be manufactured.

The back surface of the textile may be formed by any one printing methodof gravure method, rotary method, digital printing method, and screenprinting method.

In addition, as an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, thetextile which is heat-shrinked is embodied with a color using any onedye among a disperse dye, an acid dye, and a basic dye.

Initial dyeing occurs quickly because of the low temperature thermalproperties which is inherent to the material and because thedistribution of the amorphous region is relatively small compared tonormal polyester and the glass transition temperature Tg is low.Therefore, by dyeing with 3 combi of blue, red, and yellow dyes of Etype AZO disperse dyes for pale colors whose particles are small andhave good leveling properties among the disperse dye types, the clarityand levelness of color can be secured more than dyeing with S type dye,and a synergistic effect in enhancing the transparency of the materialcan be brought and given. Since the dyeing curve in which the actualdyeing occurs is different from that of the general polyester material,and dosing at low temperature is required for dyeing, and the lightfastness is reduced when dyeing with a small molecular weight and lowdye active energy, and in order to compensate for the decrease in lightfastness, a light fastness material of a benzotriazole derivative isused, thereby sufficing the light fastness by comprehensively absorbinglight energy in the region of 400 nm˜700 nm. Considering the dyemigration and adhesiveness, which are important in footwear properties,a pretreatment process is required prior to dyeing, and an appropriatedose concentration of the dye is 0.001˜0.1% (O.W.F) based on 3 combi.

A method of manufacturing a transparency-enhanced fabric of the presentinvention is characterized by comprising the steps of: manufacturing apolyester-ether block copolymer yarn (S10); manufacturing a textileusing the yarn (S20); and manufacturing a transparency-enhanced fabricby heat-shrinking the textile (S30).

Step S10 of the present invention is a step of manufacturing apolyester-ether block copolymer yarn.

The polyester-ether block copolymer is characterized by being formed bycondensation polymerization of terephthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol, andpolytetramethylene glycol.

The polyester-ether block copolymer of fineness of 100-2000 D ismanufactured by using a mono-yarn melt spinning facility and beingutilized. Detailed conditions are: spinnerets are selected and installedaccording to the fineness required at an extruder temperature of190-240° C.; the discharge amount is controlled by a gear pump, and thepolymer is extruded to cool in water at 25-40° C.; stretching isperformed to be 3˜6 times long through the primary and secondarystretching rolls; heat treatment at 150-190° C. is performed in thestabilization process; by preceding with the reduced speed ratio betweenthe front roll and the rear roll by 10%, the elasticity is improved andthe natural shrinkage ratio is minimized; if the stabilization heattreatment is insufficient, there is a possibility of uneven shrinkageafter weaving textiles because of poor unwinding property due to yarnpenetration problems after bobbin winding.

Thus, the yarn obtained above is treated with a spinning emulsion toenhance weaving properties and to prevent deterioration in unwindingproperty due to yarn penetration problem of the bobbin; the type of theemulsion is a silicone type emulsion, which is treated with a dip rollwetted with a treatment solution; it is preferable to use awater-soluble auxiliary agent as a spinning emulsion which is being usedhere; and if it is not completely eliminated, there is a concern thatnon-uniform dyeing and adhesive force problems may occur during theshoemaking process.

Since the above material has elasticity due to the nature of thematerial, in order to prevent deterioration in workability due to theunwinding properties when weaving, the winding work through minimizingtension is required when winding; and, in general, it is preferable toperform the winding work with a tension in the range of 40-70 g of atension meter.

At this time, the physical properties of the yarn are preferably to havestretch rate of 70˜120%, shrinkage rate of 10˜15% (leave 30 minutes inwater at 98° C.), and yarn strength of 2˜3 g/de.

Next, step S20 of the present invention is a step of manufacturing atextile using the yarn.

Weaving the above yarn is performed with the required structure andspecifications using facilities such as a weaving machine, circularknitting machine, double rashel, tricot, and the like, and weaving intovarious types of fabrics according to the purpose and quality of theproduct used. A single-layer structure material that expresses asee-through effect is manufactured by weaving machine models such astextile, circular knitting, warp knitting, and the like by using apolyester-ether single component transparent mono-yarn. It is mixed withpolyester, nylon, CDP yarn, and the like, and is woven in the form of adouble fabric using double-knit and double rashel models, andpolyester-ether block copolymer yarn is applied on the surface in use,and general yarn is applied on the back surface and printed, and therebyit is possible to implement a material exhibiting the effect whereinvarious printed patterns are being projected to the surface.

For the material showing the see-through effect with a single layer, itis necessary to select the appropriate density, structure design, andyarn fineness in consideration of transparency and physical properties.If the density is high, the physical properties are good, but thetransparency becomes poor. If the density is too low, the transparencyis good, but there is a problem in that the skin effect is reduced dueto degradation in physical properties and mesh-like feeling. Therefore,in the case of textile, preferably, the yarn fineness is 100˜300 D, andthe density is 60˜90 ea/in in each of the warp and weft yarns; in thecase of circular knit fabrics, there is a problem of less transparencythan textile, but it is preferred because it has high stretchability andcan utilize stretchability when combining fabrics of dissimilarmaterials; and the fineness of the yarn is 100˜300 D, the weavingequipment is suitable for 24 gauge, diameter φ 30.

In the case of a 2-layer product, the fineness of the yarn is 100˜300 D,a double knit weaving machine model is suitable for 20˜24 gauge,diameter φ 30˜32 considering the surface effect, stretchability, andphysical properties.

The step of manufacturing a textile (S20) is characterized by removingthe spinning emulsion with caustic soda after treating the yarn with awater-soluble silicone-based spinning emulsion.

Due to the surface characteristics of the yarn, it exhibits high tackyproperties, and in order to improve the weaving property, a large amountof water-soluble silicone-based spinning emulsion is processed duringyarn spinning, and in order to improve the occurrence of salt spots andadhesion defects caused by the spinning emulsion, the refining treatmentis removed by treating with a caustic soda and a refining agent.

The yarn-applied fabric product has a light yellow color tone, and thereis a color difference for each lot, so by dyeing a white fluorescentcolor disperse dye at 100˜130° C. during dyeing, it is possible toincrease the transparency due to fluorescent color development andreduce the deviation per lot.

Step S30 is a step of manufacturing the transparency-enhanced fabric byheat-shrinking the textile.

The heat-shrinking is characterized in that the length and width arerespectively shrunk to 10˜30% through a hot air method using a tenter, aheating method using a thermal cylinder drum, or a shrinking method inthe water using a dyeing machine.

The shrinking of the polyester-ether copolymer yarn occurs during heattreatment, and stretchability also tends to be increased, and by usingthese characteristics, it is possible to realize a high-quality surfaceeffect and sensibility by increasing skin surface effect andstretchability through high densification through heat-treatedshrinking. As methods of densification by shrinking, there are ashrinking method by hot air of 130˜190° C. using a tenter processingmachine, a densification method by direct heat of 130˜190° C. using aheat cylinder drum, and a high densification method through shrinking inwater at 100˜130° C. using rapier dyeing machine, and at this time, theshrinkage rate is about 10˜30% in the length and width direction.

As an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in a method formanufacturing the transparency-enhanced fabric, the method ischaracterized by further comprising a step of implementing the color ofthe textile, which is heat-shrinked, using any one among a disperse dye,an acid dye, and a basic dye.

According to a transparency-enhanced fabric using the polyester-etherblock copolymer yarn of the present invention and a manufacturing methodthereof, the transparency which exhibits the see-through effect isenhanced by using a mono-yarn of the polyester-ether block copolymerand, simultaneously, the stretchability, air permeability, and wearstrength are excellent.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detailthrough the exemplary embodiments, but the following exemplaryembodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended tolimit the scope of the present invention.

Exemplary Embodiments Exemplary Embodiment 1: Manufacturing of Yarn

The raw material is put into an extruder, melted at a temperature of180° C., stretched to be 6˜10 times long, with the temperature fixed,and manufactured to have the final thickness of 150 D.

The composition of the raw material is manufactured by condensationpolymerization of terephthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol andpolytetramethylene glycol.

It consists of a hard segment made of polybutyl terephthalate and a softsegment made of polymethylene glycol, and the elastic recovery force,softness, heat resistance, and the strength are adjusted according tothe ratio of soft segments.

In the present invention, the hard segment ratio is composed of 20˜60%,the soft segment ratio is composed of 40%˜80%, the hardness is Shore D20˜70, melt index MI is 10˜50 g/10 min, and the melting point is170˜220° C.

The polyester-ether copolymer polymer is manufactured using a mono meltspinning facility.

As a detailed condition, a spinneret capable of implementing theextruder temperature of 190˜240° C. and the required fineness of 150˜200D shall be equipped.

Extrusion is performed by adjusting the discharge amount of the meltedpolymer with a gear pump, and cooling is performed in water at 25˜40° C.

Stretching is performed to be 3 to 6 times long through the primary tosecondary stretching rolls and heat treated at 150˜190° C. in thestabilization process to enhance the elasticity of yarn and minimize thenatural shrinkage rate. If the stabilization process is insufficient,poor unwinding property or uneven shrinking may occur after weaving dueto the penetrating problems of the yarn when winding onto the bobbin

The yarn obtained by the above process uses a spinning emulsion toenhance weaving properties and unwinding properties. The emulsion is asilicone type and it is treated with a dip roll wetted with a treatmentsolution, and the emulsion used therein is preferably water-soluble.

If the emulsion is not completely eliminated, non-uniform dyeing andadhesive force problems may occur during the shoemaking process.

In order to prevent deterioration in workability due to the unwindingproperties when weaving, the winding is preferred to be performed afterminimizing the tension, and a tension in the range of 40˜70 g of atension meter is appropriate.

At this time, the physical properties of the yarn are a stretch rate of70˜120%, a shrinkage rate of 10˜15% (leave 30 minutes in water at 98°C.), and a yarn strength of about 2˜3 g/de.

Exemplary Embodiment 2: Manufacturing of Textile

By applying the yarn of Exemplary Embodiment 1 to the warp and weftyarns, a textile applied with 100% polyester-ether mono-yarn is directlywoven.

Textile is composed of warp and weft yarns, and the warping is performedin the beam of the weaving machine with about 4,000 to 5,000 warp yarns.

It should be wound up with constant tension between each yarn, and ifthere is a deviation in the tension of the yarn, the appearance of thefabric after weaving may be uneven or a deviation in shrinking mayoccur.

Weaving is performed using a rapier type weaving machine. In order torealize transparent materials such as skins with a single layer, it isnecessary to have an appropriate density of the weft yarns. If thedensity is too high, the transparency is degraded, and if the density istoo low, there is a mesh-like feeling, and thus it may give a lowquality feeling.

Appropriate weft yarn density is about 50˜80 yarns/in on the weavingmachine.

The woven fabric is heat-shrinked in a hot water bath at 50˜100° C., anda tenter processing is performed at a temperature of 120˜170° C.

Dyes and auxiliary agent are added in an appropriate amount to developcolor, and tenter processing is performed at a temperature of 120˜170°C.

The polyester-ether copolymer mono-yarn has a characteristic thatshrinking occurs during heat treatment and stretchability increases.

In order to utilize these properties, when heat treatment shrinking isperformed, the material is highly densified and a skin effect isexhibited, and stretchability is increased and highly densified, therebyobtaining a luxurious surface effect and sensitivity of the material.

As for methods of densification by shrinking, there are a shrinkingmethod by hot air of 130˜190° C. using a tenter processing machine, adensification method by direct heat of 130˜190° C. using a heat cylinderdrum, and a high densification method through shrinking in water at100˜130° C. using rapier dyeing machine, and at this time, the shrinkagerate is about 10˜30% in the length and width direction.

A large amount of water-soluble emulsion is processed to improve theunwinding properties of yarns but this spinning emulsion becomes afactor that interferes with dyeing or adhesion.

In order to improve this, the refining treatment is performed and thespinning emulsion is removed by using a refining agent such as a causticsoda and the like.

Dyeing is performed using a disperse dye and a small amount of dye sothat transparency can be realized.

Dyeing is performed for 10˜30 minutes at 100˜130° C. in a rapier dyeingmachine by adding a disperse dye.

Exemplary Embodiment 3: Post-Processing

The woven fabric is heat-shrinked in a hot water bath at 50˜100° C., anda tenter processing is performed at a temperature of 120˜170° C.

Dyes and auxiliary agent are added in an appropriate amount to developcolor, and tenter processing is performed at a temperature of 120˜170°C.

The polyester-ether copolymer mono-yarn has a characteristic thatshrinking occurs during heat treatment and stretchability increases.

In order to utilize these properties, when heat treatment shrinking isperformed, the material is highly densified and a skin effect isexhibited, and stretchability is increased and highly densified, therebyobtaining a luxurious surface effect and sensitivity of the material.

As for methods of densification by shrinking, there are a shrinkingmethod by hot air of 130˜190° C. using a tenter processing machine, adensification method by direct heat of 130˜190° C. using a heat cylinderdrum, and a high densification method through shrinking in water at100˜130° C. using rapier dyeing machine, and at this time, the shrinkagerate is about 10˜30% in the length and width direction.

A large amount of water-soluble emulsion is processed to improve theunwinding properties of yarns but this spinning emulsion becomes afactor that interferes with dyeing or adhesion.

In order to improve this, the refining treatment is performed and thespinning emulsion is removed by using a refining agent such as a causticsoda and the like.

Dyeing is performed using a disperse dye and a small amount of dye sothat transparency can be realized.

Dyeing is performed for 10˜30 minutes at 100˜130° C. in a rapier dyeingmachine by adding a disperse dye.

Comparative Example Comparative Example 1

The textile product was woven with polyester mono-yarn instead ofpolyester-ether mono-yarn.

Comparative Example 2

The textile product was woven with nylon mono-yarn instead ofpolyester-ether mono-yarn.

Referring to TABLE 1 below, when Exemplary Embodiment according to thepresent invention and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 are compared witheach other, Exemplary Embodiment according to the present invention hasa very excellent and soft texture compared to Comparative Examples 1 and2 in terms of wear strength, stretch rate, and flexibility.

TABLE 1 Exemplary Comparative Comparative Embodiment Example 1 Example 2Test Items UNIT polyester-ether polyester nylon Wear Strength cycle 5030 30 Stretch Rate % 100 or more 50 or more 50 or more Flexibility cycle100,000 or 30,000 or 30,000 or more more more Touch Feeling Soft HardHard

Meanwhile, the above detailed description should not be construed aslimiting in all respects and should be considered as illustrative. Thescope of the invention should be determined by rational interpretationof the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope ofthe invention are included in the scope of the invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The present invention is applicable to a transparency-enhanced fabricthat can be used for a shoe upper material, a sofa or a chair skinmaterial.

What is claimed is:
 1. A transparency-enhanced fabric that is aheat-shrinked textile which is woven using a polyester-ether blockcopolymer yarn.
 2. The transparency-enhanced fabric according to claim1, characterized in that the surface of the textile is a mono-yarn of apolyester ether block copolymer, and the back surface is consisted of aheterogeneous yarn of polyester, nylon or CDP.
 3. Thetransparency-enhanced fabric according to claim 1, characterized in thatthe length and width are respectively shrunk by 10˜30% through a hot airmethod using a tenter, a heating method using a thermal cylinder drum,or a shrinking method in water using a dyeing machine.
 4. Thetransparency-enhanced fabric according to claim 2, characterized in thatthe back surface of the textile is formed by any one printing method ofgravure method, rotary method, digital printing method, and screenprinting method.
 5. The transparency-enhanced fabric according to claim1 or claim 2, characterized in that the textile which is heat-shrinkedis embodied with a color by dyeing using any one of a disperse dye, anacid dye, and a basic dye.
 6. A method of manufacturing atransparency-enhanced fabric characterized by comprising the steps of:manufacturing a polyester-ether block copolymer yarn; manufacturing atextile using the yarn; and manufacturing a transparency-enhanced fabricby heat-shrinking the textile.
 7. The method of manufacturing atransparency-enhanced fabric according to claim 6, wherein thepolyester-ether block copolymer is characterized by being formed bycondensation polymerization of terephthalic acid, 1,4-butanediol, andpolytetramethylene glycol.
 8. The method of manufacturing atransparency-enhanced fabric according to claim 6, wherein the step ofmanufacturing a textile is characterized by removing the spinningemulsion with caustic soda after treating the yarn with a water-solublesilicone-based spinning emulsion.
 9. The method of manufacturing atransparency-enhanced fabric according to claim 6, the heat-shrinking ischaracterized in that the length and width are respectively shrunk to10˜30% through a hot air method using a tenter, a heating method using athermal cylinder drum, or a shrinking method in the water using a dyeingmachine.
 10. The method of manufacturing a transparency-enhanced fabricaccording to claim 6, characterized by further comprising a step ofimplementing the color of the textile, which is heat-shrinked, using anyone among a disperse dye, an acid dye, and a basic dye.